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help! i need help breeding my BETA fish!?

I have a female and male betta I had to clean there tanks cause when they spawned there were parasites multiplied in the tank slowly eating eggs. I had to clean out my tank and the eggs were removed. They were supposed to hatch yesterday i bought them at walmart to save them from being abused.i had to spend an entire 2 hours cleaning out my 100 gallon fish i had in my garage. the tank has no gravel or decor or anything cause i want to breed them. I even breed them newly hatch brine shrimp hatchlings and micro worms and keep the temp 75-82 degrees. I turned off the filter and used a sponge filter instead so the water will sit still for the male to build the bubble nest. i dont know why they wont still breed i have done this since yesterday and i put 1 little hiding spot so i can know if the female has been finished spawning and i can put her her own 20 gallon tank. Is there something i am doing wrong. There the only fish in my tank. and they wont mate the fish dont have any diseases.
And where can you buy like a bubbler nest thingy so maybe i can cheat on building a bubble nest instead of the male

Betta is not eating (spitting out food)?

I have a male betta for about 8 months now. Last weekend, my sister left the windows open and the temperature in the tank got down to about 65 degrees. He’s warmed back up now, but now he’s spitting out all ( or at least most ) of his food. I htought that maybe he was still too cold, so have bought a tank w/ a heater and he is in there. The transfer went ok and he seems to be enjoying the new habitat, but something is still obviously amiss as he still is spitting everything out. He was originally eating pellets, but I’ve tried both live brine shrimp and frozen brine shrimp with the same results. It is possible that he did swallow one or two brine shrimp, but this is a far cry from his previous appetite. Does anyone have any idea what his problem could be? His coloration is fine, and his entire demeanor seems unchanged, other than his appetite is gone. Its been over a week like this and I am very concerned. Please help.